MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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